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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 26, 813-824, Copyright © 1982 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Separation of bovine spermatozoa by density on water insoluble Newtonian gels and their use for insemination

AA Luderer, WW Dean, AR Zine, DM Hess, RH Foote and RJ Wall

Bovine spermatozoa were separated into different density subpopulations utilizing water insoluble hydrocarbon and silicone gels of defined specific gravity. Sperm density profiles were generated for 13 bulls. The separations were found to be repeatable and characteristic of the bull examined. Considerable density variation among animals was demonstrated. Analysis of the separated spermatozoa, before and after freezing, demonstrated that good motility and acrosomal integrity of spermatozoa were maintained. When the least dense fraction of spermatozoa was used for insemination, conception rates were similar to those obtained routinely by artificial insemination with unfractionated spermatozoa. Therefore, this system may be useful in separating spermatozoa of various densities and for removing extraneous matter from semen. However, the sex ratio, among 51 60-day-old fetuses recovered from heifers inseminated with the lowest density fraction of spermatozoa, was 26 males:25 females.




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